Printing and quilting method and apparatus

A method of manufacturing a quilted product comprising:

• applying a record of information onto a textile material;
• reading information from the applied record;
• selecting one of a plurality of options in the manufacture of a quilted product in response to the reading of the information from the applied record;
• manufacturing a quilted product by performing the selected option;
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• the applying of the information including applying information identifying a particular customer from among a plurality of customers;
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• the manufacturing including performing manufacturing steps, in response to the information, selected from among a plurality of alternative manufacturing steps to form a quilted product specified by the particular customer.

A method of manufacturing a quilted product comprising:

• applying a record of information onto a textile material;
• reading information from the applied record;
• selecting one of a plurality of options in the manufacture of a quilted product in response to the reading of the information from the applied record;
• manufacturing a quilted product by performing the selected option;
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• the applying of the information including applying information identifying a particular order from among a plurality of orders;
• and
• the manufacturing including performing manufacturing steps, in response to the information, selected from among a plurality of alternative manufacturing steps to form a quilted product specified by the particular order.

A method of limiting inventory of ticking material in bedding manufacture comprising:

• stocking ticking material having a woven pattern therein;
• stocking generic ticking material;
• printing the generic ticking material with a printed pattern simulating said woven pattern;
• quilting mattress cover panels from ticking material having the woven pattern and the printed generic ticking material;
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• forming a mattress cover by joining the panel formed of the quilted printed generic ticking material to the quilted panel formed of the ticking material having the woven pattern.